The manatee sculpture was created by local artist Jesse Dobson of Fins Tails & OdySeas, Inc. in Crystal River. Dobson specializes in creating life-size wildlife sculptures and animal skeleton reproductions. His work has been featured at The International Game Fish Association Museum in Ft. Lauderdale, the Long Marine Lab at the University of Santa Cruz, and Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa. He has created manatee sculptures for The Cincinnati Zoo and the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, and he recently donated a manatee sculpture to Rock Crusher Elementary School in Citrus County.
Not a silverfish
